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The KNX Drama Hour

In 1974 KNX brought back radio drama. And it has met with great success! These exciting, action-packed programs continue to be a popular listening habit for all ages.
Each day's broadcast can be heard on the radio in Southern California at Midnight EST/9:00pm Pacific Time on the day listed and repeated 5 hours later (2:00 am broadcast should be on time even if 9:00 pm broadcast was delayed or preempted by breaking news/sports).

For those of you listening to the KNX Drama Hour online, please note that the programs you see in our drama hour listings will be available one day AFTER they are broadcast on KNX. For example, Monday night's lineup of shows will be available on Tuesday, and so forth. Also, we welcome your comments at our e-mail:dramahourcomments@knx1070.com
See below for our program schedule dates.

Note: Fridays and Saturdays are now 2 hours

Previous Months

August 2000

Tuesday, August 1
9:00 PM KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes II" every Tuesday
10:00 PM "Escape" A man is trapped in a life raft with three murderers in "Fourth Man." Original air date 4-25-48
10:30 PM "Fort Laramie," starring Raymond Burr as US Cavalry Capt. Lee Quince in the Wyoming frontier. Quince is saddled with a troublesome officer in "The Coward." 3-25-56

Wednesday, August 2
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke," starring William Conrad as Marshall Matt Dillon: "Cheap Labor"
9:30 PM "The Whistler," starring Bill Forman in strange tales and hidden secrets. Money hidden in a clock leads to murder in "The House On Sycamore Road" 10-15-45

Thursday, August 3
9:00 PM "Suspense" featuring top Hollywood stars. It's a story of accidental death and an attempted escape in "Death On My Hands" 5-10-51
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," starring Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson. Scientific techniques help track down a knife-wielding killer in "Square Dance" 5-20-51

Sunday, August 6
7:00 PM KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes" every Sunday
9:00PM "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" Johnny (John Lund) takes over a case from a fellow agent who has been killed in "The Latoutette Matter" 2-20-53
9:30 PM "This Is Your FBI" starring Stacy Harris as FBI Special Agent Jim Taylor. A good Samaritan becomes a hostage in "The Five Fathom Stickup"

Monday, August 7
9:00 PM "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). It's a story of homicide and blackmail in "Murder My Sweet" 6-11-45

Tuesday, August 8
9:00 PM "60 MINUTES 2"
10:00 PM "Escape" An unarmed man is pursued in a jungle by dogs and a mad hunter bored with just hunting animals in "The Most Dangerous Game" 10-1-47
10:30 PM "Fort Laramie," Indians attack a wagon train and take two young girls in "The Beasley Girls" 3-18-56

Sunday, August 13
9:00 PM "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" Johnny (Edmund O'Brien) investigates the murder of a client in "The Alonzo Chapman Matter" 7-4-51
9:30 PM "This Is Your FBI" The FBI is after a gang of counterfeiters in "The Flying Felon Master"

Monday, August 14
*** Note: The Drama Hour from 8-14 to 8-17 may be delayed or cancelled due to coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
9:00 PM "Lux Radio Theater" It's the classic mystery story of a victim who is supposedly killed in "Laura" 2-5-45

Tuesday, August 15
9:00 PM "Escape" The setting of this tale of suspense is occupied France during WWII in "Operation Fleur de Lys" 7-14-47
9:30 PM "Ft. Laramie" An inexperienced officer needs to learn frontier tactics in a hurry in "Shaved-Tail" 3-4-56

Wednesday, August 16
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke: "Gun For Chester"
9:30 PM "The Whistler" A criminal cheats the executioner only to find there is no honor among thieves in "The Man Who Died Twice" 9-24-45

Thursday, August 17
9:00 PM "Suspense." A couple (Jim & Marian Jordan) is taken hostage in their own car in "Backseat Driver" 2-22-51
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" A popular small town doctor is found murdered in his office in "No Living Witness" 5-6-51

Friday, August 18
9:00 PM "The Lone Ranger," Two escaped convicts are uninvited guests at a lonely farmhouse in "Interrupted Journey"
9:30 PM "Dragnet," Tire marks are the only clues to a hit and run fatality in "The Big Frame" 7-6-50
10:00 PM "Damon Runyon Theater," starring John Brown as Broadway: "The Ever-Lovin' Wife" 11-6-49
10:30 PM "Abbott & Costello Show" stars Bud and Lou, one of America's great comedy teams. Lou promises to get his girlfriend a job, 10-4-45

Wednesday, August 23
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke" A sheep herder's home is burned, his herd killed and he is severely beaten in "Passive Resistance"
9:30 PM "The Whistler" A singer is driven to success...and murder, in "Sing A Song Of Murder" 9-17-45

Thursday, August 24
9:00 PM "Suspense" A drummer in a band is in for some surprises in "The Windy City Six" 2-8-51
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" The killing of a popular rancher almost leads to a lynching in "Pressure" 4-1-51

Tuesday, August 29
10:00 PM "Escape" A man, lost in Paris and wanted by the police finds an open door to a strange place in "Sire de Maletroit's Door" 8-4-47
10:30 PM "Fort Laramie" Boredom among the troops spells trouble in "Boredom" 2-19-56

Wednesday, August 30
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke," A young couple buys some land but fails to register their deed in "Letter Of The Law"
9:30 PM "The Whistler" It's a story of a bride, a bridesmaid, and murder, in "Phone Call From Death" 9-10-45

Thursday, August 31
9:00 PM "Suspense" A young woman takes a secretarial position for strange man in "Vamp 'Til Dead" 1-1-51
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" A shakedown of the father of an adopted child leads to his murder in "Death By Adoption" 3-18-51

Sunday, July 9
9:00PM "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar," A voodoo curse may the be the cover-up for a murder in, "The Port Au Prince Matter." 5-30-1950.
9:30 PM "This Is Your FBI," A greedy wife is willing to be corrupted in, "The Henpecked Hijacker."

Monday, July 10
9:00 PM "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). An inventor (Hal Peary)'s ideas get him in trouble in, "The Show-Off." 2-4-1943.

Tuesday, July 11
10:00 PM "Escape," The men who tend an island lighthouse find themselves in a horrifying situation when a derelict ship brings thousands of rats ashore in, "Three Skeleton Key."
10:30 PM "Fort Laramie," A soldier released from the stockade becomes a hero in, "Boatwright's Story." 1-29-1956.

Thursday, July 13
9:00 PM "Suspense." A man fakes being killed in a fire in order to cover his crime in, "The Day I Died." 6-30-1949.
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," A child's imagination becomes a startling reality in, "Misplaced Person." 8-31-1952.

Wednesday, July 19
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke," A man is out for revenge despite a freezing snowstorm in, "Puckett's New Year."
9:30 PM "The Whistler," An old invalid's heirs thinks she is living too long in, "The Man Who Came To Murder." 8-6-1945.

Thursday, July 20
9:00 PM "Suspense." A local disc jockey spends the night in a haunted house in, "Ghost Hunt." 6-23-1949.
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," A wife identifies the wrong killer of her husband in, "Blood Relative." 11-12-1950.

Sunday, July 23
9:00 PM "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar," What seems to be a suicide now looks like a murder in, "The Mickey Queen Matter." 8-17-1950.
9:30 PM "This Is Your FBI," An imposter tries to outwit the FBI in, "The Masquerader." 4-18-1952.

Tuesday, July 25
10:00 PM "Escape," A Confederate family tries to keep a large secret in, "The Diamond As Big As The Ritz." 7-21-1947.
10:30 PM "Ft. Laramie," A patrol finds a woman who refuses to leave her dead husband in, "The Woman At Horse Creek." 2-12-1956.

Wednesday, July 26
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke: "Daddy-O."
9:30 PM "The Whistler," There seems to be no motive for a series of murders in, "X Marks The Murderer." 8-20-1945.

Thursday, July 27
9:00 PM "Suspense." An old woman who has lived alone for many years thinks she is being forced to move in, "The Trap." 6-16-1949.
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," Gambling losses bring on murder in, "Death In The Cards." 1-14-1951.

Sunday, July 30
9:00 PM "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar," A girl's boyfriend is getting out of jail and plans to kill her in, "The Virginia Beach Matter." 8-31-1950.
9:30 PM "This Is Your FBI," The FBI foils plans of four saboteurs in, "The Saboteurs."

Monday, July 31
9:00 PM "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). Bob Hope stars as an English valet and Lucille Ball as a rich woman in the comedy, "Fancy Pants." 9-10-1951

June 2000

Thursday, June 1
9:00 PM "Suspense." A professional singer is hired to train a new talent only to find that the young performer also likes to play with knives in, "Never Follow A Banjo Act." Ethel Merman guest stars.
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers." stars Joel McCrea as Ranger Jase Pearson. The Rangers look for two brothers suspected of robbing and killing a gas station operator. Original air date 8-5-1950.

Friday, June 2
9:00 PM "The Lone Ranger," starring Brace Beemer as the Lone Ranger and John Todd as Tonto. "Fortune In A Hat" An old prospector buys an old book and uses a paper inside to line his hat (a treasure map), 11-11-1955
9:30 PM "Dragnet," starring Jack Webb as LAPD detective Joe Friday. A hospital is robbed of narcotics in "The Big Factor." 8-10-1950.
10:00 PM "Lights Out." Mystery series. "The Meteor Man." 12-22-1942.
10:30 PM "The Dennis Day Show," starring entertainer Dennis Day, 1-28-1948.

Sunday, June 4
7:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes."
9:00 PM "The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe," starring Gerald Mohr as a tough no-nonsense private investigator. One of five masks uncovers a killer in, "The Fifth Mask." 9-8-1950.
9:30 PM This Is Your FBI, starring Stacy Harris as FBI Special Agent Jim Taylor. A missing witness must be found to make the prosecution's case in, "The Cross County Fugitive."

Monday, June 5
9:00 PM "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). A man poses as his look-alike cousin who happens to be a king in "The Prisoner Of Zenda," starring Basil Rathbone, 6-5-1939.

Tuesday, June 6
9:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes II."
10:00 "Escape," featuring top Hollywood stars. Desperate men who can no longer face life join a suicide club in, "The Young Man With Cream Tarts." 11-12-1947.
10:30 PM "The Six Shooter," starring Jimmy Stewart as frontier plainsman Britt Ponsett. Nothing is the same when aunt Emma moves in with Britt in, "Aunt Emma."

Wednesday, June 7
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke," starring William Conrad as Marshall Matt Dillon. Dillon has an unusual way of getting a confession in, "Hanging Man."
9:30 PM "The Whistler," starring Bill Forman in strange tales and hidden secrets. A murderer has a compulsion to return to the scene of his crime in, "Death Watch." Original air date 6-25-1945.

Sunday, June 11
7:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes."
9:00PM "The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe," Several attempts are made on Marlowe's life in, "Final Payment." 9-15-1950.
9:30 PM "This Is Your FBI," There are special problems with a hit & run victim in, "The Face."

Monday, June 12
9:00 PM "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). It's the story of a schoolmaster's long devotion to the life of his students in, "Goodbye Mr. Chips." 11-20-1939.

Tuesday, June 13
9:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes II."
10:00 PM "Escape," An entire English train vanishes in, "The Lost Special." 2-12-1949.
10:30 PM "The Six Shooter," Britt Ponsett meets two men on the trail and finds they are on their way to kill his friend in, "The Wolf."

Thursday, June 15
9:00 PM "Suspense." A realtor discovers a horrifying story about the house he's selling in, "The House In Cypress Canyon." Guest star: Robert Taylor. 12-5-1946.
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," Two men break out of jail and leave a trail of robberies in, "Candy Man." 9-16-1950.

Thursday, June 22
9:00 PM "Suspense." A woman is murdered and her stepson takes the rap to protect his father in, "The Lie." Mickey Rooney guest stars. 4-28-1949.
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," A con man tires to wipe out all evidence of a murder in, "Soft Touch."

Friday, June 23
9:00 PM "The Lone Ranger: "Johnny Becket's Courage." 11-2-1955.
9:30 PM "Dragnet," An elderly man wakes up to find his dead wife in, "The Big Cliff." 6-28-1951.
10:00 PM "Gangbusters." Bill Zuckard stars in this crime drama half-hour: "The Case Of The Elusive Leader," intro by Mayor of Los Angeles.
10:30 PM "The Dennis Day Show," 3-24-1948. Day's hometown appears to have been built on an old land grant.

Saturday, June 24
9:00 PM "The Jack Benny Program," It's the last show of the season and Jack does it from his home town of Waukegan, Illinois. 6-25-1939.
9:30 PM "The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show," There's a hint of marriage in the air in, "Phyllis' Boyfriend." 10-17-1948.
10:00 PM "Escape," starring John Dehner in "Two If By Sea." 2-15-1950.
10:30 PM "Vic And Sade," starring Art Van Harvey and Bernadine Flynn in this half-hour comedy: "A Dull Night At Home." 12-3-1945.

Monday, June 26
9:00 PM "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). A singer's husband tries to show her up in, "Wife, Husband and Friend." 4-28-1941.

Tuesday, June 27
9:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes II." 10:00 PM "Escape," A beautiful, young girl is about to die in this horror-filled tale, "The Adaptive Ultimate." 3-26-1949.
10:30 PM "The Six Shooter," Britt Ponsett gets the credit for capturing an outlaw but wants the real hero to be recognized in, "The Shooting Of Wyatt King."

Thursday, May 4
9:00 PM "Suspense" A guest at a party happens to be a murderer in, "The Burning Court" 6-17-1942
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers." stars Joel McCrea as Ranger Jase Pearson. The Rangers look for a man who seems to have vanished in, "Cover Up" 8-10-1952

Sunday, May 7
7:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes."
9:00 PM "The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe," starring Gerald Mohr as a tough no-nonsense private investigator. Death surrounds those seeking "The Glass Donkey" 7-28-1950
9:30 PM "This Is Your FBI," starring Stacy Harris as FBI Special Agent Jim Taylor. A leading witness must be found to make the FBI's case in "The Cross Country Fugitive"

Monday, May 8
8:00 PM "ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH" - Norwin Corwin's masterpiece broadcast saluting World War II's VE Day. Originally broadcast May 8, 1945 on KNX and the CBS Radio Network. Many have called this "the greatest radio broadcast ever."
9:00 PM "Lux Radio Theater" (one hour). A man reported as missing in action returns from the war to find his wife has remarried in, "Tomorrow Is Forever" 5-6-1946

Tuesday, May 9
9:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes II."
10:00 PM "Escape," A tribe of natives can't decide whether to kill or make their victim a king in, "Diary Of A Madman"
10:30 PM "The Six Shooter," Britt Ponsett is forced to be a judge at the county fair in "Battle At Tower Rock"

Wednesday, May 10
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke: "New Hotel"
9:30 PM "The Whistler," A man loses his job and plans to kill his replacement in "Accident According To Plan" 5-7-1945

Thursday, May 11
9:00 PM "Suspense" A man who blacked out is wanted for murder in "The Black Curtain"
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," The Rangers investigate the sabotage at a trainwreck in "Last Stop" 8-17-1952

Friday, May 12
9:00 PM "The Lone Ranger: "Glory Pass."
9:30 PM "Dragnet," Mail theft is the focus of the police investigation in "The Big Mailman" 5-24-1951
10:00 PM "The Falcon." It's a half-hour of classic mystery as Les Damon stars in "The Case Of The Mighty Muscles" 2-11-1951
10:30 PM "The Abbott And Costello Show," starring one of America's great comedy teams Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, 3-14-1946

Saturday, May 13
9:00 PM "The Jack Benny Program," Part I of "Gunga Din" 5-14-1939
9:30 PM "The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show," Frankie Remley wants to "rent" Phil's family to make a good impression on his rich aunt in "Frankie Borrows Alice" 12-5-1948
10:00 PM "Bold Venture," starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in "The 12 Year Promise"
10:30 PM "Sgt. Preston Of The Yukon," starring Jay Michaels as Preston of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: "Preston Sells King" 9-19-1946

Sunday, May 14
7:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes."
9:00PM "The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe," A strange cast of characters leads to a killer softening his heart in "Philip Marlowe" 9-1-1950
9:30 PM "This Is Your FBI," A witness' description helps the FBI track down a killer in "The Phantom Hitchhiker"

Monday, May 15
9:00 PM "Lux Radio Theater" A look-alike of a famous playboy winds up with his debts and enemies in "Pardon My Past" 5-13-1946

Tuesday, May 16
9:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes II."
10:00 PM "Escape," It's an unusual story of a merciless, professional killer in "Wild Jack Rhett"
10:30 PM "The Six Shooter," A man seeks protection on a trip to Cheyenne in "Cheyenne Express"

Wednesday, May 17
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke," An old grudge means death in "The Pacifist"
9:30 PM "The Whistler" A popular comedian is not as carefree as he seems in "Blueprint For Suicide" 6-18-1945

Thursday, May 18
9:00 PM "Suspense." The question is who exactly was murdered in "The Dealings Of Mr. Markham" 6-28-1945
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," Two truck drivers discover a brutal assault at a truck stop in "Alibi" 9-7-1952

Tuesday, May 23
9:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes II."
10:00 PM "Escape," A small boy discovers a brand new world and wants to live in it forever in "The Cave" 12-24-1950
10:30 PM "The Six Shooter," A gambler's son wants to follow in his father's footsteps in "Thicker Than Water"
Wednesday, May 24
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke: "How To Sell A Ranch."
9:30 PM "The Whistler," A banker 'borrows' money from the bank to live it up in "Death Pays A Visit" 6-11-1945

Thursday, May 25
9:00 PM "Suspense." Milton Berle stars as a man who loses his role and kills the director in "Rave Notice" 10-12-1950
9:30 PM "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," A young couple holds up a man and his wife in "Drive In" 9-14-1952

Monday, May 29
9:00 PM "Lux Radio Theater". "Dragonwyck" is a chilling story set in a gloomy mansion, 10-7-1946

Tuesday, May 30
9:00 PM - KNX simulcasts CBS-TV's "60 Minutes II."
10:00 PM "Escape," Waking up can be more frightening than a nightmare in "Dream of Armageddon"
10:30 PM "The Six Shooter," A notorious outlaw is stalking the boarding house of Britt's mother in "The Capture of Stacy Galt"

Wednesday, May 31
9:00 PM "Gunsmoke: "The Man Who Would Be Marshall."
9:30 PM "The Whistler," A woman lies about her blindness to get her man in "Murder Is Blind" 6-4-1945

The highly popular KNX Drama Hour saw three new shows added to the lineup beginning January 1, according to station news director Robert Sims:

"Fort Laramie" is a western drama starring Raymond Burr as Lee Quince, captain of the cavalry at Fort Laramie, on the Wyoming frontier. The series was originally broadcast on the CBS Radio Network in 1956 and will replace "The 6 Shooter" this summer.
"The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show," starring bandleader Harris along with film star Alice Faye, originally aired from 1946 to 1948 on NBC. It is a zany comedy series not unlike the "Jack Benny Show" which also featured Phil Harris. It will be replaced by the "Burns & Allen Show" this summer.
"This Is Your FBI" was first heard on the ABC Radio Network in 1945. The crime drama series aired through 1953. In many of the shows Stacy Harris stars as Jim Taylor, FBI Special Agent. The rest of the cast is extensive and from both coasts (the series was first produced in New York before moving to Hollywood in 1948).